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1960s Polish Stamps ID please?!
Posted by raikki in
7 Sep 2008 — 3:22pm
7 Sep 2008 — 3:22pm
Hi there, anyone have a clue what typeface the word POLSKA is in on these stamps, or can suggest something similar?
Many thanks,
Steve
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7 Sep 2008 — 3:42pm
Closest thing I know, though slightly more narrow, is MVB Magnesium.
7 Sep 2008 — 4:19pm
The "S" in the stamps is quite a better solution than in Magnesium, at least to my taste. The Polska face is a fine beauty! If you find out what it is, I would be happy to know as well. My guess is that it is not available digitally.
ChrisL
8 Sep 2008 — 7:15am
Thanks Stephen, Magnesium works great for now. Not quite right, but gets the point accross for my comps.
Dezcom, if I find out I'll let you know. I would guess its not available digitally either.
8 Sep 2008 — 5:53pm
LHF Bell Boy could be used. P isn't right, but it is close.
9 Sep 2008 — 8:19am
At first I thought just widening Optima would be a good substitute, but I also found ITC Kahana for something similar.
- Mike Yanega
10 Sep 2008 — 3:08am
I'm in Poland at the moment and just saw these very stamps in a stamp album in an antique shop in Katowice. I didn't notice any other stamps with the same font, although most of them looked fairly recent and my Polish girlfriend remembers these particular ones being from the 1970s. I'm looking out for old post office signs because I think some of them have the same or a similar font.
10 Sep 2008 — 5:54am
Good hunting, Justin!
ChrisL